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on the Contact page on
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Good
Cooking Program Coordinator
Full Time Position: $35,000 - $40,000 with full benefits
Sustainable
Economic Enterprises of Los Angeles (SEE-LA), is the non-profit
operator of six Los Angeles farmers’ markets, including the popular
Sunday Hollywood Farmers’ Market, the Good Cooking Program, the
Bring the Farm to Your School Program and the Farmer’s Kitchen.
SEE-LA is currently seeking a professional and dynamic individual
to coordinate and teach food and nutrition classes for its six-year-old
highly acclaimed Good Cooking program at sites around the city
of Los Angeles. The Good Cooking program aims to help participants
make positive changes in their health and the health of their
communities by giving them access to and education about farm-fresh
nutritious foods. Under the supervision of the CEO, the Good Cooking
Coordinator will work with local partners to conduct classes and
help strengthen SEE-LA’s farmers’ markets. SEE-LA’s Good Cooking
program has recently expanded services to South Los Angeles and
Northridge with generous grants from Kaiser Permanente and Catholic
Healthcare West. Responsibilities
- Become fully familiar with the Good Cooking curriculum as well as SEE-LA’s mission and programs
- Initiate and maintain contacts with community organizations in the service area to identify potential class sites and to develop community partnerships
- Recruit, hire and train local residents to participate as Team Teachers for each series of Good Cooking classes
- Conduct outreach and promotion for the classes
- Promote SEE-LA’s farmers’ markets through the Good Cooking classes
- Assist in the preparation of handouts and recipes in conjunction with the Good Cooking curriculum
- Conduct classes in South L.A. to fulfill the scope of work for SEE-LA’s Kaiser Permanente HEAL Grant and classes in Northridge to fulfill the scope of work for SEE-LA’s Catholic Healthcare West Grant
- Maintain files, records, intake information, pre & post tests and surveys for each site
- Prepare evaluative reports in accordance with grant and SEE-LA guidelines
- Supervise the Regional Team Teachers who will assist with class preparation, outreach and facilitation of classes
- Ensure a safe, professional and interactive environment for the hands-on cooking classes
- Maintain ongoing communication and provide routine reports to SEE-LA’s CEO
- Assist in coordinating SEE-LA's Healthy Market Basket Program that provides subscribers with fresh produce
Qualifications
- BA/BS in Health-related field preferred, cooking experience preferred
- Experience or knowledge of farmers’ markets and community nutrition education programs
- Comfortable working with diverse groups of people
- Comfortable instructing a class with class participation
- Excellent writing and presenting skills, and computer skills (Word, Excel, Publisher)
- Capable of working cooperatively and supportively with staff, volunteers participants, etc.
- Grant writing experience a plus
- Knowledge of Spanish a plus
SEE-LA
is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Interested
applicants, please send a cover letter, resume & references
to:
SEE-LA – Attention Beth
6605 Hollywood Blvd., Suite 220
Hollywood, CA 90028
Fax: (323) 463-1062
or
use our Contact
form (please use “ATTN: Kate RE: GC Program Coordinator”
as your subject line)
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Market Sales People
(If interested, please call or write to see if openings are
available)
SEE-LA
is looking for dependable people to help sell products at their
farmers' markets. SEE-LA's markets are growing rapidly and we
need help to make them the best that they can be!
Wanted:
SEE-LA is assisting its farmers/vendors with recruitment of
individuals to help in the selling of products.
- Requires
lifting, carrying, and handling of heavy objects
- Must
be able to work outdoors in sun, rain and cooler weather
- Must
like working with a diverse group of people
- Must
be willing to learn about the product you are selling
- Must
be able to set up a farm stand - Training provided!
- Must
be honest and reliable
Join our
markets, located in friendly outdoor atmospheres, learn about
agriculture and farming and be part of a community!
Hours:
Part-Time (including weekends), pay starts at $50 per market
day.
Please call for details!
SEE-LA is an Equal Opportunity Employer
*Please
contact SEE-LA if you are interested:
SEE-LA
6605 Hollywood Blvd., Suite 220,
Hollywood, CA 90028,
Fax: (323) 463-1062
Phone: (323) 463-3171
or
use our Contact
form
Ayudante
de Ventas en el Mercado
(Si está interesado, por favor llame
o escribanos para ver si la posición aun esta disponible.)
SEE-LA busca a personas
de confianza para que ayuden a vender productos a sus Mercados Agricultores
("Farmers' Markets"). Los mercados de SEE-LA estan creciendo rapidamente
y queremos su ayuda para asegurar que sean los mejores que puedan ser!
Necesitamos:
SEE-LA esta asistiendo a sus granjeros/vendedores en la contratacion de personas
para ayudar a vender los productos.
Calificaciones:
- Debe tener la capacidad
de levantar objetos pesados
- Debe tener la capacidad
de trabajar al aire libre en todo tipo de tiempo (el sol, lluvia y frio)
- Debe tener el deseo
de trabajar con un grupo de gente diversa
- Debe tener el deseo
de aprender sobre los productos que vendera
- Debe tener la abilidad
de poner y organizar un kiosko - Nosotros le ensenaremos!
- Debe ser honesto y fiable
Juntemos
nuestros mercados, en un ambiente agradable - aprenda sobre la agricultura y
sea parte de la comunidad.
Horas: Medio-Tiempo
incluyendo (los fines de semana), El sueldo empieza a
$50 por dia del mercado. Llame para mas informacion.
SEE-LA es un Empleador que da Oportunidades a Todos por Igual
Las posiciones estan abiertas hasta
que sea ocupadas
*Favor de llamar a "Beth"
de SEE-LA si esta interesado:
6605 Hollywood Blvd., Suite 220,
Hollywood, CA 90028
Fax: (323) 463-1062
Telefono: (323) 463-3171
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